Does Syria’s recent offer of transparency to the world’s atomic watchdog represent a change of heart, or is it simply a tactic meant to prevent (or delay) punishment for its nuclear transgressions? History tells us that it’s likely the latter.
On June 1, the Assad regime sent a confidential letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in which it promises “to fully cooperate” with agency inspectors. The letter comes as Western countries are now pushing for the IAEA’s 35-nation governing board to find Syria in “non-compliance” with its international nuclear obligations and to send the rogue nation to the U.N. Security Council. President Bashar al-Assad’s regime is already facing widespread condemnation for its lethal crackdown on unarmed protestors and other egregious human rights violations.
